Patent Information Websites

Patent Information on the Internet

• www.patent.gov.uk - UK Patent Office
• www.european-patent-office.org - European Patent Office
  
  The 'Links' section of the European Patent Office website contains lists of other commercial information service providers, resources and Patent Attorneys. It also has a link to the EPO's 'ESPACENET' search engine.
  
  
• www.wipo.org/index.html.en - World Intellectual Property Organisation
• http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/ - World Intellectual Property Organisation - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
• http://www.octrooicentrum.nl/ - Netherlands Patents Office- PION search engine (Registration required)
• www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html - US Patent Office searchable database
• www.derwent.co.uk - A commercial provider of Patent Searching and information
• www.micropat.com - A commercial provider of Patent Searching and information
• www.delphion.com - A commercial patent search engine
• www.strategis.gc.ca - Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• www.ipaustralia.gov.au - IP Australia
• www.google.com/patents - The Google Patent Search facility provides access to around 7 million US granted patent documents from the 1970's through to the middle of 2006.